plants as air conditioners Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 05 May 2010 21:03:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Too Much CO2 Causes Plants Not to Cool The Earth As They Should, Says Study https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plant-evaporative-cooling-global-warming-20100505/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plant-evaporative-cooling-global-warming-20100505/#respond Wed, 05 May 2010 21:03:27 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7560 Trees and green plants, generally, are used by the planet as a way to keep itself cool. A regular tree can evaporate as much as ten gallons of water a day, acting as a natural air conditioner for its surroundings. So trees are important for their CO2-sequestration capabilities and keeping things cool(er).

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